I had understood that the title meant Love Nowadays. Only on seeing the film did I realise that it means Love Today and Yesterday. Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Rishi Kapoor, Rahul Khanna
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Jai (Saif Ali Khan) is based in London and dreams of working for Golden Gate Bridge Co. in San Francisco. Meera (Deepika Padukone) lives and works in London too and dreams of going back to India and restore the heritage buildings. The two meet and vibe wonderfully from the word Go. They have a great relationship and never speak of marriage. And then one day, Meera leaves for India to fulfil her dreams. Jai and Meera continue their friendship over the distance. But what is there between them?
Then there is the other love story from 1960s Punjab that is interwoven with the present day scenario. Veer Paaji (Rishi Kapoor) runs a restaurant in London. He talks about his love life in a flash back to Jai. The young Veer (Saif Ali Khan) is in love with Harleen (a Brazilian model, no less), a girl from his town. In those days, it needed a helluva lot of courage to express one’s love. And this is a problem that Veer faces while loving Harleen from a distance. The rest of the film goes to show whether the two sets of lovebirds get to tie the knot or no.
Saif Ali Khan has given a terrific performance as chatterbox Jai and the quiet Veer. He has come a very long way and has matured into a great actor.
Deepika Padukone has arrived. While her 100-watt-smile had always been attractive, the woman has got tremendous acting talent. She is absolutely subtle while her eyes speak volumes.
The on-screen chemistry between the two main actors dazzles.
One can very well relate to the story as it is so much a reality whether it is the 1960s or the first decade of the 21st century.
The film has been extremely well directed with the present and the past blended so beautifully that the viewer is never once confused or irritated with the scenes switch back and forth. The editing is perfect with no loose ends while the movie is compactly fitted into a little over two hours.
Verdict: Go for it folks. It’s absolutely worth a watch.
Rating: ****
* Silly
** Shaky
*** Smart
**** Snazzy
***** Super
i enjoyed the movie - its entertaining
ReplyDeleteVery interesting review. Would really like to watch the movie after reading this. Let me see the movie and come back with my comments
ReplyDeleteok i would go for it 2day :)
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ReplyDeleteI like this movie enjoyed but i like the most part in this movie is the celebration of BREAK OFF PARTY that was somthing i enjoyed.
Thax Sundari.
Frankly..I didnt like it..Its very rare that I DISLIKE any movie..but this was one of them..it was too slow and there was too much break-offs, joining..n too much cinematic liberty! The director's previous venture was much better; he raised the bar to which he had to live upto. Rishi Kapoor's acting was brilliant and I liked the music but after finding that it was plagiarised..the effect has worn off..
ReplyDeleteI've never watched it but I really want to!
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